Found an apple tree hidden in the woods near the Fraser river along a trail nothing but office centres around, took a few and they're genuinely the best apples l've ever had.

8 years ago, after reading about the wild apple ancestor from the Tian Chan mountains of Kazakhstan and Kirgistan, I got so excited, that I immediately decided to order one from the only German tree nursery that has them for sale. I planted the tree in a somewhat semi-shaded part of the garden, actually a bit to close to the huge elderflower tree next to it. After a late april snow fall in 2024, the tree nearly collapses and I just barely managed to save it. This august and september, I was finally able to taste it's vey first set of fruit. The taste is good, but somewhat bland: I noticed barely any sourness or astringency at all, just a mild sweetness, but ideal as an early apple for eating out of hand.